But he did not know whether this was Maleji's idea or Li Kexiu's. If it was Maleji's idea, then it was easy to understand. As the Qing's Governor-General, Maleji must be loyal to the ruler. Therefore, he deliberately led him to Songgotu's side and unknowingly settled a surrender.
But if it was Li Kexiu's idea, then it was a bit troublesome. It meant that he deliberately let the Jin and Qing emissaries supervise each other, while he secretly contacted other forces.
Song QingShu was pondering who Li Kexiu was more inclined to choose when he suddenly heard Songgotu's laughter. "Many years ago, when I was on a diplomatic mission to the Jin Kingdom, I had the chance to meet Marshal Tang Kuo once. At that time, I realized that the Marshal had a dignified appearance and an extraordinary bearing, and was destined to be a man of extraordinary ability. I did not expect that in just a few short years, my judgment would be confirmed. Brother Tang Kuo has already become the number one man in the Jin Kingdom's imperial court, with military and political power in your hands.
Song QingShu could not help but admire Songgotu's shamelessness. It must be known that a few years ago, Tang Kuobian was just an insignificant person in the Jin kingdom. If he had not taken advantage of Wanyan Liang's rebellion to reap the benefits, how could he have reached his current position?
Tang Kuo Bian himself had a full beard, which made him look like Haden. How could he possibly be dignified and handsome?
Song Qingshu casually said a few words. He heard Songgotu excitedly say, "Brother Tang Kuo and I hit it off at first sight. Why don't we become sworn brothers?"
Hearing this, Song Qingshu almost spat out the wine in his mouth onto the table. This Songgotu was really a genius. Whoever he saw had potential would become sworn brothers. Wei Xiaobao did it, Song Qingshu did it, and now Tang Kuo Bian still did it.
Hearing Songgotu's words, the officials at the table immediately echoed, "Lord Suo is the Qing's Prime Minister, and Lord Tang Kuo is the Jin's Prime Minister. Our Qing and the Jin are brotherly countries. If the two of you become sworn brothers, it will be like adding ties on top of ties."
"Add ties on top of ties your sister!" In his heart, Song Qingshu wished he could pick up a dish from the table and smash it on that man's face. However, he could not slap a smiling face. In this current situation, if he refused, wouldn't he completely offend Songgotu and the other Qing officials?
Now, whether it was the Jin Kingdom or the Qing Kingdom, he had already regarded them as his own property. Naturally, he did not want to see any discord between the two subsidiaries.
"Lord Suo's words are right in my heart. I have admired Lord Suo for a long time. Men, set up the incense table!" Song Qingshu said with a smile.
After that, the two of them swore an oath on the incense burner table next to them. Hearing Songgotu's familiar oath, Song Qingshu sneered in his heart, "So be it. In any case, I am using Tang Kuo Bian's name, no oath can be made on me." If you really want to die on the same day of the same year, month, and day instead of being born on the same day, month, and day, I'm sorry, but Tang Kuo Bian is already dead. Songgotu, shouldn't you follow him into the afterlife?
Song Qingshu suddenly thought of something. The next time Dark Cloud Pearl saw him, should he call him Big Brother or Uncle? Thinking about the girl's conflicted expression, Song Qingshu could not help but smile.
After the two of them swore the oath, Songgotu's attitude toward him was even more cordial. The officials who accompanied him to drink wine were even more ardent to the extreme. After a round of toasts and drinks, in the end, everybody went back to their homes.
At the end of the banquet, both Song Qingshu and Songgotu were drunk. A servant girl had already helped the two of them to rest. The Yangzhou officials arranged for Song Qingshu and Songgotu to stay in the Daotai Yamen; one was placed in the eastern courtyard, the other in the western courtyard.
After the servant girl withdrew, Song Qingshu, who was originally snoring on the bed, suddenly stood up. His eyes were clear and bright, there was not even half a trace of drunkenness on his face.
"Songgotu, you, this old fox, kept pouring wine into my mouth, but how could you have guessed that I still have a profound internal energy? You keep pouring wine into my mouth, I won't drink you to death. " Song Qingshu laughed inwardly, then he ordered the imperial bodyguards not to let anyone enter his room while he was sleeping, otherwise, they would be killed without question.
He rolled the quilt into a ball, took a pillow and stuffed it into the quilt to make it look like someone was sleeping. Song Qingshu then took off Tang Kuobian's mask, restored his original appearance, and quietly snuck out of the Daotai Yamen.
The Daotai Yamen was occupied by the important ministers of the two countries, naturally the security was first class. However, with Song Qingshu's current qinggong, as long as he was a bit more careful, how could he be discovered by the imperial bodyguards?
After leaving the Daotai Yamen, Song Qingshu went straight in the direction of Li Kexiu's Admiral Mansion. Previously, he had secretly ordered his subordinates to find out the location of the Admiral Mansion.
After entering Yangzhou, Song Qingshu was stunned to find that Li Kexiu's attitude was ambiguous and difficult to understand; he did not know what Li Kexiu's real thoughts were. Now that he was placed in the Daotai Yamen and could not do anything, it was better to secretly investigate the Admiral Mansion. It would be best if he could see Li Kexiu, but even if he could not see him, it would be good to talk to Li Yuanzhi, and he could always beat around the bush.
In his mind, Li Yuanzhi's mischievous look appeared, and Song Qingshu could not help but smile knowingly. He recalled all the things that happened in the Forbidden City and later in Shengjing City. The two could be said to have gone through thick and thin together, and they had a friendship of life and death. He did not know what the little girl had become after not seeing each other for so long.
And Luo Bing, he did not know whether she would be happy or afraid to see him again.
Soon, Song Qingshu came to the vicinity of the Admiral Mansion, found a remote place, and flipped over it with the tip of his foot.
It had been a few years since he came to this world, and he even knew the layout of the imperial palaces of various countries, let alone these ordinary mansions. After stopping for a moment, he could roughly determine which courtyard Li Kexiu, the head of the family, lived in, and where Li Yuanzhi, the young lady, should live.
He first went to Li Kexiu's room to investigate, and as expected, Li Kexiu was not there. He then searched in his room, and did not find any valuable documents or letters. Song Qingshu could only helplessly go to the courtyard where the family members lived.
However, after going one round, Song Qingshu was shocked to find that he did not even see a shadow of Li Yuanzhi. Not to mention Li Yuanzhi, he did not see a single concubine of Li Kexiu. There were only some servant girls and old nannies living in the inner courtyard.
"Right now, the situation in Yangzhou is treacherous. It seems that Li Kexiu is worried that people with ulterior motives will attack his family, so he simply moved his entire family to the military camp." Song Qingshu pondered for a moment, and roughly guessed Li Kexiu's thoughts.
Song Qingshu could only return to the mansion. First, he did not know the location of the Jiangnan Green Camp, and second, the guards of the military camp could not be compared to these mansions. If he was not careful, he would be exposed. He had just arrived, and it was best not to make such a big commotion.
"There's an assassin!"
A mournful cry suddenly streaked across the calm night sky.
Song Qingshu was shocked. He had been very careful along the way, how could he have been discovered?
He quickly realized that the assassin the people outside were talking about was not him, because the real assassin had already rushed in in a panic, and just happened to bump into him.
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